8 @; p9 A+ q' A) XM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. 0 `; O; h& Y) u9 J9 n4 h 8 R/ p1 }6 u3 y) `" J+ ~; b0 kL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ ! y' K& m5 d2 k- z 3 q; G0 I. t- W/ W, ~( ?M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.8 w6 w, D: z: \. T. y
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L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ ) ~1 D9 J4 y' O/ k ; H, @+ b8 [! _ K( }- v6 xM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. % V( X, }+ V, f$ [! I% M$ _* D; g# J
L：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。 4 i D1 y) n' P6 t7 ? ( z7 W# I+ k2 G+ M9 R4 y, a5 X/ i0 nM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. # _2 k2 W* ]& }7 C- z/ a \7 u % A. p7 t4 T$ g$ CL： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。 + q$ x! c4 }$ o( a) |2 k% m! v- V! Q
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.: \4 _1 L; P* E( |* K/ C; ^
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L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。 9 O+ `. L. @4 x$ o; R# v 6 m# M% n. J) X/ SM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. / }0 T) V9 I. z8 z 7 n* y5 b3 s7 FL：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy?) D; m+ `7 D4 h; J b
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L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？ 2 ?, ?( Q8 |7 P! \. H 0 j# N! S/ B! u, j: rM：Sure!( c* Z+ w0 W6 I- h/ ?
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L：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！* n8 x/ e1 m# G* ^9 S0 k0 b" S
h. q7 {2 u2 p2 B# ]9 `M：She believed that? She is such a sucker!2 K* r$ z7 V- H# n) [+ v
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M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . * ?% E1 \- o; K3 t# Q% B) G4 ^0 { v' Z8 K
L：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！ 3 h# y: s$ l9 ]) o7 T8 N4 q+ I, V( x; j7 m5 Q0 s: ~
M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...9 w9 Y6 l, ? l- V1 i" ]" T4 V
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L：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker! C5 W* |/ `( o% d+ y+ ?$ G' X5 Q3 u9 m8 T% E0 R$ Z' \
M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. 0 F. i' _: E" F, m) `* e. C; y0 D& }7 C, N# e3 U' f
L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) ' ~& S) a$ Q, V5 W# K* h b/ h+ A$ t
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?8 i) C; d$ l( m: g( I
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